The North Central Thunderbirds will head out to square off against the Paris Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Paris took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on North Central, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, North Central turned things around against North Putnam back in December of 2024. They escaped with a win against the Cougars by the margin of a single free throw, 61-60.
Meanwhile, Paris ended up a good deal behind Dieterich on Tuesday and lost 53-38. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 325th, while the Movin Maroons are ranked 116th).
Paris' loss dropped their record down to 11-8. As for North Central, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
North Central skirted past Paris 51-48 in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. Does North Central have another victory up their sleeve, or will Paris turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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